Description

One of Only 13 in Private Hands

Fr. 160 $50 1880 Legal Tender PMG Very Fine 20.
A rare Friedberg number with a mere seventeen pieces recorded in
the latest census. Even that number is deceptively high, as four of
the listed notes are permanently impounded in government holdings,
two in the Smithsonian, and two in the vaults of the Federal
Reserve Bank of San Francisco. This piece does have a couple of
very minor repairs, but the colors are bold for the grade and the
note has retained considerable eye appeal. Our consignor obtained
this note from a CAA sale back in 1998, and it has remained off the
market since that lone appearance.From the Coral Gables Collection, Part III